Presentation of the results of the joint project of the Communications Commission, UNICEF and the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia to integrate media literacy into formal education took place at a special event. Welcoming speeches were made by the Minister of Education Giorgi Amilakhvari, ComCom member Natia Kukuladze and UNICEF Georgia representative Ghassan Khalil, who talked about the importance of integrating media literacy into formal education. During the meeting, Head of the...

The Media Academy of the Communications Commission has hosted a safety course for journalists and students of the Faculty of Journalism. The seminar was led by photojournalist Davit Mdzinarishvili and journalist Maka Antidze. Participants learned about the safe coverage of protests and military conflicts. The two-day seminar included both theoretical and practical exercises that will help participants perform their journalistic work safely. In order to support the media and raise the...

The Communications Commission, together with European experts, presented the results of the first phase of comprehensive telecom market study to representatives of the telecom sector, the EU Attaché to Georgia, the EU-Georgia Association Agreement Facility and the European Investment Bank. During the first phase of research in the telecom sector, the experts studied the retail and wholesale markets of mobile and fixed broadband services. Comprehensive research of the telecommunications...

As part of the Digital Support Programme, the Communications Commission has trained more than 150 people in the villages of Zemo Jocho, Kvemo Jocho, Zanakidzeebi, Otabatumi, Masaura, Tkhilnari and Korolistavi in the Municipality of Khelvachauri in digital literacy and the safe use of the internet. The programme was launched in Khelvachauri on February 13, and already has more than 450 trained beneficiaries as of today. With the help of specialists, participants learned how to search for...

As part of the project to integrate media literacy into formal education, media literacy trainer Khatuna Tsikhelashvili trained around 20 teachers in Telavi. Beneficiaries of the media literacy training will be teaching optional media literacy classes to 10th graders. Students will learn about media literacy, media and information language, information processing and disinformation. The Communications Commission, in close cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, is...

As part of the Digital Support Programme, the Communications Commission has trained more than 100 people in the villages of Gvara, Tskavroka and Kakuti in the Municipality of Kobuleti in digital literacy and safe use of the internet. The programme was launched in Kobuleti on February 7, and already has more than 300 beneficiaries as of today. With the help of specialists, participants learned how to search for information, create and use e-mail, use Google Maps and Google Translator, share...

As part of the project to integrate media literacy into formal education, media literacy trainer Rusudan Karkadze trained more than 50 teachers in Ozurgeti and Chokhatauri. Beneficiaries of the media literacy training will be teaching optional media literacy classes to 10th graders. Students will learn about media literacy, media and information language, information processing and disinformation. The Communications Commission, in close cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science of...

Communications Commission member Ekaterine Imedadze took part at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Geneva. At the high-level policy session “Enabling Environment,” Ms Imedadze talked about the development of digital IT, creating an enabling environment for digital transformation, and the role of regulatory bodies in this process.  The commissioner also talked about the important initiatives implemented by ComCom in the field of promoting competition on the...

As part of the Digital Support Programme, the Communications Commission has trained around 100 people from the villages of Acharistskali, Maghlakoni, Kapnistavi, Kirnati, Maradidi and Zeda Jocho in the Municipality of Khelvachauri in media literacy and safe use of the internet. The programme was launched in the municipality on February 13, and around 300 locals have already undergone training. With the help of specialists, participants learned how to search for information, create and use...

As part of the project to integrate media literacy into formal education, media literacy trainer Khatuna Tsikhelashvili has trained more than 20 teachers in Mtskheta. The teachers will use the knowledge acquired during the meeting to teach 10th graders media literacy as an optional subject. The pupils who choose this class will study under the guidance of trained teachers for one semester and learn about media literacy, media and information language, information processing and...